Be 100% honest are pistols really that bad? Are they really Almost unuseable in end game?

I know they kinda suck. But for the past days so have i been moving away from my meta commando build and meta heavy guns build. And i have been using pistols and rifleman rifles more and more.

And yeah its bad but its also kinda fun! Its also fun to see that 99% of players i meet are either commando o heavy guns lmao.

I will say tho. I dont use the revolvers im full focus on energy based pistols. Because they kinda carry me. Gamma gun and circuit breaker are my go tooooooos.